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After being allowed into the racially exclusive SA Amateur Athletics Union, Matthews Motshwarateu, breaks the national 5,000m record

Date
15 Apr 1978
Updated
15 Apr 2026
Matthews Motshwarateu and Xolile Yawa tussle for the lead

Matthews Motshwarateu and Xolile Yawa tussle for the lead

Black athlete Matthews Motshwarateu, recently allowed into the racially exclusive SA Amatuer Athletics Union, breaks the national 5 000m record in Stellenbosch, so entering the annals of South African athletics.

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  1. 01Morgan, B., Mathews 'Loop-en-Val' Motshwarateu, from SouthAfrica.info, [online], Available at www.southafrica.info [Accessed: 15 April 2014]
  2. 02Mayer, R., (2013), Loop en Val's lonely long-distance career, from Mail&Guardian, 19 April [online], Available at mg.co.za [Accessed: 15 April 2014]

Last updated · 15 Apr 2026

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2011, March 16). After being allowed into the racially exclusive SA Amateur Athletics Union, Matthews Motshwarateu, breaks the national 5,000m record. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012191

South African History Online (2011) 'After being allowed into the racially exclusive SA Amateur Athletics Union, Matthews Motshwarateu, breaks the national 5,000m record', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012191 (Accessed: 18 August 2026).

South African History Online, After being allowed into the racially exclusive SA Amateur Athletics Union, Matthews Motshwarateu, breaks the national 5,000m record [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012191, (accessed 18 August 2026).

"After being allowed into the racially exclusive SA Amateur Athletics Union, Matthews Motshwarateu, breaks the national 5,000m record." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012191. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "After being allowed into the racially exclusive SA Amateur Athletics Union, Matthews Motshwarateu, breaks the national 5,000m record." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012191.

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